Stefania Sandrelli says her debut as opera director, a production of Tosca at this year’s Piccini Opera Festival, presents the heroine as a symbol of the fight against gender violence.
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Milwaukee Bucks won their second title in 6 games over the favored Phoenix Suns in the NBA Basketball championship 2021 thanks the European player Giannis Antetokounmpo, born in Athens, Greece, on December 6, 1994.
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Bologna, Padua, and Rome’s La Sapienza universities topped the rankings of major state-run Italian universities published by the CENSIS think tank on Monday July 19, 2021, while Florence University dropped form third to fourth position.
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Oggi mio figlio Niccolò compie 14 anni e – come regalo – gli ho fatto dei muffins. Strano? Non credo. E provo a spiegarvi perché. Da padre separato non potrò trascorrere la giornata con lui come ho fatto per tanti compleanni, così ho deciso di creare qualcosa per fargli vedere tutto l’amore che ho per lui.
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The pic of the week is a melancholy beach during a stormy day in Misano, on the Romagna Riviera. The picture was sent by Jon Harvey.
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The government is considering expanding the scope of the European Green Pass as part of the effort to combat a resurgence in COVID-19 contagion due to the spread of the Delta variant..
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With the exhibition “Nel segno di Napoleone: gli Uffizi Diffusi all’isola d’Elba” opening at Portoferraio (Pinacoteca Foresiana, July 9, 2021 – October 10, 2021), the Uffizi Galleries inaugurate the major plan of dissemination on the Tuscan territory launched in the past weeks.
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Florence and other 16 Italian cities are bidding to host next year’s Eurovision Song Contest after Roman rockers Maneskin’s win this year.
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Sicily, Campania, Marche and Abruzzo are the regions thought at risk of moving back into the yellow zone.
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Ponte Vecchio in Florence was illuminated with the colors of the Italian flag after Italy’s victory at Euro 2020 in the final played against England.
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